Ishihara Wanji met Emperor Hirohito's hopeful gaze and hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, the Empire of Japan is now in an unprecedented crisis. Next, in addition to increasing our efforts to develop military and heavy industries, we must rebuild our navy and air force.

Outside the army.

We also need to seek international support and ask Western countries to come forward to check and balance the Northeast Frontier Defense Force headed by Zhang Xinghan and prevent them from continuing to invade the territory of our empire.

In addition, rebuilding our navy and air force is easier said than done, but extremely difficult to implement. We may not be able to complete it with our own strength alone, and we will need to rely on the strength of other countries!"

"Ishihara-kun's approach is good, but the difficulty is, will the Western powers come forward to check and balance the Chinese people? You must know that during the September 18th Incident, the Chiang Kai-shek government in China also sought international support, and no one was willing to offend our powerful country for them.

Empire of Japan.

Now that the situation has changed, I am afraid that the great powers of Britain, the United States, France and Germany will not offend Zhang Xinghan, who is in the prime of his life, for us, right?" Prime Minister Saito Minoru said with concern.

Ishihara Wanji said with great certainty: "Prime Minister, please rest assured that Western countries will definitely come forward to check and balance the China Army led by Zhang Xinghan."

"Oh? Why is Ishihara-kun so sure? I would like to hear the details!" Everyone, including Emperor Hirohito, asked curiously.

"The reason is very simple, that is, whether it is Britain, the United States, France, Germany and other countries, or other warlords in China, such as the Central Army of the Nanjing National Government headed by Chiang Kai-shek, the Shanxi Jinsui Army headed by Yan Xishan, the Shandong Army headed by Han Fuqu, and the

The Guangxi army led by Li Zongren was not willing to sit back and watch Zhang Xinghan continue to grow bigger.

Judging from Zhang Xinghan's current strength, he is fully capable of unifying China. The above-mentioned powerful warlords in the central and local areas of China are bound to unite in order to counter the dominance of Zhang Xinghan's family.

The same goes for the Western powers. Anyone who is a little familiar with the history of the Chinese people knows that the Chinese people have had an era of great strength in history. They know better than anyone else how terrible a power a complete and unified China will unleash, so in order to

Their own vital interests. They also absolutely do not want the Chinese people to complete true unification and become rich and powerful." Ishihara Wanji explained.

"Ishihara-kun also forgot to mention a very important role, that is, the Russians." Okamura Neiji added: "As we all know, Zhang Xinghan has had two local conflicts with Soviet Russia for the ownership of the China Eastern Railway, and both wars were

It ended with a disastrous defeat for the Soviet Union and Russia, and the two sides had forged a deadly feud.

They are definitely not willing to sit back and watch Zhang Xinghan's Northeastern Army continue to expand and become stronger. They will definitely join the camp to check and balance the Northeastern Border Defense Force."

After listening to the analysis and answers by Kanji Ishihara and Neji Okamura, Emperor Hirohito and others showed expressions of understanding.

"The analysis of the two beloved ministers is very reasonable, but the top priority now is how to deal with the aftermath and organize the Kyushu Island War of Resistance. At the same time, we must be prepared to prevent the Chinese army from continuing to attack our Honshu Island." Emperor Hirohito said.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty. The Cabinet Headquarters has issued a nationwide mobilization order. At present, no less than 500,000 army soldiers have been assembled. If the Chinese dare to land on Honshu Island, they will encounter unprecedented fierce resistance." Cabinet Prime Minister Minoru Saito immediately

Guaranteed.

Emperor Hirohito nodded and said: "Well done, the loss of Kyushu Island has become a pity. We must never let Honshu Island become a place trampled by the iron hoof of the Chinese people. To borrow a famous saying from the Chinese people, it is better to be broken than to be destroyed."

"My Emperor is wise. In fact, we have not lost Kyushu Island. As long as the nearly tens of millions of Yamato people on the island are not wiped out, the resistance will never stop!" Neji Okamura said with a sinister expression.

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Nanjing, meeting room of the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government.

Basically all the important officials of the National Government living in Nanjing have arrived.

As early as half an hour ago, Zhang Xinghan's victory message was quietly sent back to the motherland.

Chairman Chiang Kai-shek in Nanjing, Yan Xishan in Shanxi, Han Fuqu in Shandong, Li Zongren in Guangxi, and even Marshal Zhang in Qingdao all received this earth-shattering telegram of victory.

As the leader of the National Government, Chairman Chiang immediately summoned the government's military and political officials to gather together and inform them of the news.

When the captain of the guard, Wang Shihe, read out the message in front of everyone with excitement, the whole place fell into silence.

Zhang Xinghan's Northeast Frontier Defense Force actually declared war on Japan?

Also wiped out the Japanese naval combined fleet and invaded Japan's Kyushu Island?

All the important officials of the National Government present looked at each other in shock.

Chairman Chiang tapped his hands on the table. He said with a strong Ningbo accent: "Everyone, although Zhang Xinghan repeatedly disobeyed the central government's orders, he led his troops to completely annihilate the Japanese combined naval fleet, which the Japanese were proud of.

Winning glory for the country. Winning glory for the nation.

It is no exaggeration to say that this battle is enough to wipe out the humiliation of the Chinese nation for hundreds of years!"

Chen Cheng, who was sitting in the front row to the left of Chairman Chiang Kai-shek, stood up and echoed: "The commissioner is right. Since the Sino-Japanese War of 1898-1894, China has been repeatedly bullied by powerful enemies. It has endured the humiliation and endured the heavy burden to this day. It is finally avenged."

"Then I wonder how Brother Zhongzheng plans to reward Zhang Xinghan and the Northeast Frontier Defense Force?" Wang Zhaoming, who was sitting in the second position, suddenly asked with interest.

Wang Zhaoming is the famous traitor Wang Jingwei in history. Jingwei is just his pen name, and Wang Zhaoming is his real name. However, traitor Wang has not defected to the Japanese yet, and he may never have the chance to defect to the Japanese in this life.

Therefore, not only is this guy not a big traitor now, he is also the second-ranking figure in the Kuomintang after Chiang Kai-shek, serving as the vice president of the Kuomintang and the president of the Executive Yuan.

Because he had many achievements in following Sun Yat-sen in his early years and was the drafter of Sun Yat-sen's will. In addition, he was humble and tactful, good at conciliation, and could get both sides. He won support from the left within the party and could avoid direct hostility with the right. Therefore, he had great prestige.

Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Kai-shek went above and beyond.

This is also the reason why in history, the great traitor Wang rebelled against Chairman Chiang who held actual military power several times during the Republic of China (first with the separation of Ninghan and Han, and then with the Guangzhou National Government), but Chairman Chiang was never able to kill him.

These prestige and connections also became the capital for traitors to seek refuge with the Japanese in the future, which dealt a huge blow to China's great cause of resisting Japan and defending the country.

Historically, after Wang Jingwei defected to Japan and formed the puppet Nationalist Government, the entire country, from the senior military and political officials of the Kuomintang to the frontline troops fighting fiercely with the Japanese invaders, mutinied on a large scale. They accepted the leadership of the puppet Nationalist Government in Nanjing and became the traitor troops of the puppet army.

For a time, China's anti-Japanese situation entered a most difficult and difficult period.

Due to his transcendent status and prestige within the Kuomintang, the words of traitor Wang still carried a lot of weight, and they immediately aroused the echo of many senior officials present. They all looked at Chairman Chiang expectantly, looking forward to how he would respond.

How could Chairman Chiang not know the intentions of this traitor Wang who was always competing with himself and fighting openly and secretly?

Although Zhang Xinghan's Northeast Frontier Defense Army achieved an incredible victory, from the perspective of national justice, they made immeasurable contributions to the country and the nation.

However, from a political and military perspective, Zhang Xinghan led the Northeast Frontier Defense Force to do such an earth-shattering event, and it is foreseeable what kind of political prestige it will bring to him.

In this way, Zhang Xinghan, who originally enjoyed a high reputation in the minds of 40 million people, will reach a peak in personal prestige, even directly surpassing the actual leader of the National Government and becoming the well-deserved number one person in China.

At that time, it is hard to say whether Chairman Chiang, the leader, can continue to work, and whether the Nanjing National Government will become the Northeast National Government or the Peiping National Government.

So everyone knows that from another perspective, Zhang Xinghan's Northeast Frontier Defense Force has become a serious problem for the National Government, especially Chairman Chiang Kai-shek.

However, Chairman Chiang was also a master of politics. He asked: "I haven't been able to pay any good attention to this matter for a while. I wonder what you think, Brother Ji Xin?"

The traitor Wang did not expect that Chairman Chiang would throw the problem to him. He was obviously startled, but he thought of the little calculation in his heart. The traitor Wang was secretly happy, pretended to think for a moment, and said seriously: "Brother Zhongzheng, Zhang Xinghan is a loyal man.

, turned the tide in the critical moment of the September 18th Incident. For several years, the central government mobilized not one soldier, not one soldier, one shot, one bullet. The Japanese were defeated one after another, abandoning their helmets and armor. They not only regained the lost territory outside the customs, but also captured

Korea Peninsula.

Now, they have wiped out the Japanese aggressors in one fell swoop. The self-proclaimed powerful naval combined fleet has invaded Kyushu Island, and has achieved illustrious military exploits that are unprecedented and unprecedented.

Do you dare to compete with Huo Qubing, who has made such an ancient contribution? Therefore, I think that as the central government, we should give reasonable awards and promotions to comfort the hearts of the people across the country and the hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Northeast Army.

Encourage them to keep up their efforts and make new contributions to the country and the nation!"

The traitor Wang's words immediately aroused the recognition of some senior officials present, and a group of party and state elders began to nod in agreement.

Chairman Jiang looked at Wang Jingwei with a stern look, and found a hint of cunning flashing in his eyes. He was a little confused. After thinking about it deeply, he suddenly understood, but the matter was at this point, and he couldn't refute in front of so many people, so he had to ask angrily.

He said: "Zhang Xinghan is already a second-level army general. I wonder how Brother Ji Xin thinks he should be rewarded?"

The traitor Wang said unhurriedly: "I think that Zhang Xinghan should be promoted to a first-class army general for his outstanding military exploits. As for his position, he can follow the example of Zhang Hanqing."

Chairman Chiang frowned when he heard this, obviously displeased. Now he is the only first-level army general in China.

Doesn't Wang Zhaoming's arrangement like this make Zhang Xinghan equal to him, Jiang, in terms of military rank?

Of course Chairman Chiang would not agree. At his signal, Chen Cheng stood up and refuted.

In the end, after the debate between the two sides, it was decided that Zhang Xinghan would still be a second-level Army General, but his position would be elevated from Commander-in-Chief of the Northeast Frontier Force to Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Army, Navy and Air Force of the Republic of China. At the same time, he would serve as Vice Chairman of the Military Commission for the first time.

He also serves as the commander-in-chief of the Northeast Frontier Defense Force.

This is obviously a concession made by both parties.
Chapter completed!